This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 29 August 2017 to 21 September 2017. Letters 29 August 2017 – Letter of the Holy Father to the participants in the General Assembly of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the centenary of the death of Saint […]

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 28 August 2017 to 14 September 2017. Angelus 3 September 2017 10 September 2017 – Apostolic Journey to Colombia: Angelus, 10 September 2017, Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) Homilies 7 September 2017 – Apostolic Journey to Colombia: Holy Mass (Simón Bolívar Park, […]

In recent years both Catholics and Protestants have been puzzled by occasional mentions in the press that the two groups would be jointly commemorating of the upcoming five hundredth anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. What on earth? Why would Catholics commemorate such an event? Let’s talk about that. “And So, It Begins . . […]

Posts Tagged ‘Mother of God’

Striking fear in the hearts of Protestants and “bible-believing” Christians everywhere, this young teenage virgin may be the single hardest issue for non catholics to wrap their brains around.

It’s understandable, to a degree, why people who don’t know any better might have misgivings about the ways Catholics venerate the Mother of God. What’s disappointing is that most non Catholics don’t ever bother to ask “why?” Instead, they make assumptions based on their own uninformed observations or, worse yet, on other people’s misguided judgements.

But what’s that you say? Mary’s not the mother of God? Of course not! She’s just some peasant girl who God used for His own purpose. It could have been anybody, right? There’s nothing at all special about Mary! Right?(more…)